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Mohan Guruswamy | Why State of Israel has lost its heroic sheen

Israel’s heroic burnish is now dulled after the emergence of Israel as the pre-eminent and most ruthless power in the Middle East

02 Aug 2022 11:50 PM

Palestinian children hold candles during a rally amid the ruins of houses destroyed by Israeli strikes, in Gaza City on May 24, 2021. (Mohammed ABED / AFP)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Israel & Gaza: Use truce to find a lasting solution

Although both adversaries accomplished their immediate political goals, the fragile peace can collapse any moment

25 May 2021 7:23 AM

Palestinians pray by the bodies of members of the Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas movement, who died in Israeli bombardment of a tunnel, during their funeral in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Friday, May 21, 2021. (Photo:AP)

Gautam Moorthy | An out of the box solution to end Israel, Palestine row

The situation today is that the Palestinians remain hopeful of regaining the West Bank without Israeli settlements

23 May 2021 12:00 AM

He is also facing a third general election within a year after polls in April and September saw him deadlocked with centrist challenger Benny Gantz, neither of them able to command a majority in Israel's proportional parliament. (Photo: File)

Gaza rocket sends Benjamin Netanyahu to shelter during campaign rally: report

It was the second time in recent months that rocket fire cut short one of his meetings.

26 Dec 2019 8:32 AM

Islamic Jihad fired around 450 rockets at Israel, many of which were intercepted by the Iron Dome defence system. Israel has fought three wars with Hamas and allied armed groups in Gaza since 2008. (Photo: Representational)

Israel strikes in Gaza after rocket attack

Hamas has controlled Gaza since 2007, Israel holds the Islamist movement responsible for all rocket fire coming from the territory.

08 Dec 2019 1:03 PM

As the rocket fire and Israeli air-strikes continued into the night, Gaza medical officials said 10 Palestinians had been killed, including Al-Atta and his wife. (Photo: AP)

Rockets rain from Gaza as Israel kills Islamic Jihad commander

Syria said Israel carried out the Damascus strike. Israel did not comment.

13 Nov 2019 8:26 PM

Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza, ruled by Islamist movement Hamas, have fought three wars since 2008. (Photo: Representational)

3 Palestinians killed by Israeli troops at Gaza border: ministry

The latest violence came after Palestinians in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip fired three rockets at southern Israel late Saturday.

18 Aug 2019 12:50 PM

This comes a day after 77 Palestinians were killed following clashes with Israeli soldiers in Gaza Strip, the territory's Health Ministry said. (Photo: ANI Representational)

Israel shoots down 2 out of 3 rockets fired from Gaza

The launches from Gaza continued for the second day in a row, reported Sputnik.

18 Aug 2019 9:21 AM

The four Palestinians, all of them men, were allegedly armed with AK-47 assault rifles, hand grenades and a rocket-propelled grenade launcher. (Photo: Representational)

4 Palestinians shot dead by Israeli troops in Gaza Strip

The remains of the four Palestinian men are currently in Israeli custody.

11 Aug 2019 10:38 AM

The Palestinians again rejected the proposals Tuesday, accusing the US and Israel of trying to bully them and quash their desire for independence. (Photo: AP)

Palestinians protest, strike over US peace plan in Bahrain

But the Palestinians have boycott the event, accusing President Donald Trump's administration of pro-Israel bias.

25 Jun 2019 8:39 PM

The strike came after Israeli air defences intercepted a rocket launched from the territory, the first since hundreds were fired in early May in a two-day flare-up which killed four Israelis and 25 Palestinians. (AP | Representational Image)

Israel warplanes strike Gaza bunkers, first since early May

Israeli aircraft targeted 'underground infrastructure' at the base in the southern Gaza Strip, it said in a statement.

13 Jun 2019 1:35 PM

The closely contested race was widely seen in Israel as a referendum on Netanyahu's character and record in the face of corruption allegations. (Photo: File)

Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu secures record fifth term in office: Report

If he wins, Netanyahu, 69, will be on track to be the longest-serving prime minister in Israel's 71-year history.

10 Apr 2019 10:09 AM

Benjamin Netanyahu has not yet commented on the claim. (Photo: AFP)

Israeli air strikes hit sites across Gaza Strip, ceasefire reached

Hamas said Egypt had brokered the ceasefire following the escalation that came before Israel's April 9 elections.

26 Mar 2019 9:30 AM

After the clash erupted, sirens were reported in southern Israel indicating possible rocket fire from the Gaza Strip. (Representational image | AFP)

Deadly clash during Israeli military operation in Gaza kills seven

As tensions rose following the clash, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu's office said he would cut short his trip to Paris and return home.

12 Nov 2018 3:16 PM

The Gaza Strip's economy is in "free fall," a report from the World Bank warned Tuesday, calling for urgent action by Israel and the international community to avoid "immediate collapse."

World Bank report warns Gaza Strip economy is in 'free fall'

A combination of war, isolation, and internal rivalries has left Gaza in a crippling economic state.

25 Sep 2018 1:38 PM

Palestinian protesters carry an injured man who was shot by Israeli troops during a protest at the Gaza Strip's border with Israel, Monday, May 14, 2018. (Photo: AP)

Israeli soldiers kill 43 Palestinians in Gaza protests against US embassy

Protests intensified on Israel's founding, with loudspeakers on Gaza mosques urging Palestinians to join 'Great March of Return'.

14 May 2018 5:35 PM

Dozens of Palestinian demonstrators broke into the Gaza side of the terminal on Friday, setting a pipeline that delivers gas from Israel alight and torching a goods conveyor belt. (Photo: AFP)

Israel closes Gaza border crossing damaged by Palestinians

The violence caused damage to the terminal, where humanitarian supplies are delivered, which is estimated at more than USD 9 million.

13 May 2018 12:28 PM

Hamas-run security forces in Gaza had earlier on Thursday detained the main suspect in last week’s assassination attempt against Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah after a gunbattle in which two security officers were killed, a security official said. (Photo: AP)

Main suspect in Palestinian PM attack dies after gunfight with security forces

Hamdallah and Palestinian Security Chief Majid Faraj’s convoy was attacked by a roadside bomb in Gaza on March 13. They were uninjured.

22 Mar 2018 7:20 PM

The tunnel began east of the city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip, crossed into Israel some 180 metres, then continued into Egypt for an unspecified length, with no exit point detected. (Photo: AP)

Israel destroys tunnel under Gaza 'intended for attacks'

Israeli military spokesman said tunnel belonged to Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas and was intended for attacks as opposed to smuggling.

14 Jan 2018 2:55 PM

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (Photo: AP)

No end to the despair of Palestinians

Whether many Gazans will vote for Fatah, if the fresh elections proposed by Hamas go ahead, remains to be seen.

21 Sep 2017 12:29 AM

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